AFTER THE GOLD RUSH. HE IS AN OSCAR WINNER, MUSICIAN, CALIFORNIA NATIVE AS WELL. KEVIN COSTNER HAS PER TRADE SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC FIGURES ONSCREEN. -- PORTRAYED SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC FIGURES ONSCREEN. KEVIN COSTNER JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT THE FILM. GOOD MORNING TO YOU, SIR. GOOD MORNING. SEEING THE PREVIEWS ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT GIVES PEOPLE A NUTSHELL IDEA. HE HAS BEEN RETIRED AS THE CIA ASSET, HE HAS A TERMINAL ILLNESS AND HAS NO PLACE TO GO EXCEPT TO RECONNECT TO HIS FRACTURED FAMILY. THEY ARE LIVING IN PARIS. WHEN HE GOES BACK, THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM. A LOT OF OUR DRAMA, HUMOR, TOUCHING MOMENTS, AS THE MOVIE ARCS. WHILE HE IS THERE, HE IS APPROACHED BY A GROUP WHO NEEDS FOR HIM TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. IF HE DOES, THAT MONEY CAN GO TO HIS FAMILY. SINCE HE IS TERMINALLY ILL, HE MAKES A DECISION TO GET THAT MONEY FOR HIS FAMILY. WHAT IS THE MOST FUN PART ABOUT BEING AN ACTION FILM LIKE THIS? FOR ME, HE IS A PERSON THAT CAN DO ACTION, BUT IT IS THE SCENES HE HAS IN BETWEEN THAT SHOW WHERE HE IS CONFUSED. I LIKE THE SHOOTOUTS. WHO WOULDN'T? BUT IT IS MORE GRATIFYING WHEN YOU SEE THIS GUY WHO SEEMS TO BE PROFICIENT IN ONE AREA TO NOT BE SO GIFTED IN ANOTHER. WE MAY SEE OURSELVES IN HIM TRYING TO DEAL WITH A TEENAGER. THERE IS AN ADVANCED LOW TO ALL CAREERS. YOU WERE EVERYWHERE -- THERE IS AN EBB AND FLOW TO ALL CAREERS. YOU WERE EVERYWHERE IN THE 1980'S AND 1990'S. DID YOU EVER THINK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THIS BIG BAM BACK ON THE SCENE SUCH A BIG WAY? I DO NOT TRADITIONALLY DO MOVIES BACK-TO-BACK. I ALWAYS PICK VERY INDIVIDUAL MOVIES. I HAVE LIVED PROFESSIONALLY ON THE RISE AND FALL OF AN INDIVIDUAL MOVIE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF MY BIG MOVIES, THEY WERE FOR MILLION DOLLAR BUDGETS. THEY WERE THE BIGGEST MOVIES WITH THE BIGGEST BUDGETS OF ALL TIMES. I HAVE ALWAYS INVESTED VERY MUCH AND STORY. SOME OF THE MOVIES I HAVE LIKE, THEY DO NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO BE NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE. IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT OR DO NOT HAVE THE SAME VALUE. WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME. ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS OF ALL TIME IS BOULDER HIM -- BULL D URHAM. YOU HAD SUCH GREAT CHEMISTRY WITH SUSAN SARANDON. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO WORK WITH HER? SHE IS A TOTAL BROAD. I SAY THAT WITH A GREAT TERM OF ENDEARMENT. SHE IS THE KIND OF WOMAN THAT CAN MAKE EVERY MAN ON THE SET FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A CHANCE. LIFE IMITATES ART. SHE IS GIFTED AT BEING HERSELF, THE PING AND TALENTED ACTRESS AND BEING A TRUE FRIEND. -- BEING A TALENTED ACTRESS AND BEING A TRUE FRIEND. HOW COME YOU DID NOT ASK ME ABOUT THE BATHTUB SCENE? YOU SEEM TO HAVE SUSAN SARANDON ON YOUR MIND. I LIKE THE SCENE WHERE YOU ARE PAINTING HER TOENAILS. THAT IS A CLASSIC. I BET YOU ARE BLUSHING RIGHT NOW. MY WIFE THANKS YOU . BEST OF LUCK WITH THE FILM.